2016 CBA
Tentati ve Agreement
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calculated independently, and the pay level of the Complex is set based on the highest
independen tly calculated TCI.
Terrain A terminal facility is credited with having mountainous terrain if land measures 4000
feet above the primary airport field elevation and is contained in the terminal facility's airspace. –
An En Route facility is credited wit h having mountainous terrain if it has land depicted as
"mountainous terrain" as specified in FAR 95 Subpart B and, has terrain above 10,000 feet MSL
within the facility's designated airspace.
Touch - and - go – An operation by an aircraft that lands and dep arts on a runway without stopping
or exiting the runway.
Tower – An airport traffic control terminal that provides traffic advisories, spacing, sequencing,
and separation services to VFR and IFR aircraft operating within the vicinity of the airport using
a combination of radar and direct observations.
Transitional Overflight (Center function) – An aircraft that exits center airspace at an altitude
4000 feet or more different from the aircraft's altitude entering the center area.
TRSA – Airspace surround ing designated airports wherein ATC provides radar vectoring,
sequencing, and separation on a full - time basis for all IFR and participating VFR aircraft.
VFR Advisory – Service provided to aircraft not on an IFR flight plan. This includes air traff ic
and weather information, navigational assistance, and other ATC services provided as the work
situation permits.
Visual flight rules (VFR) – Rules that govern the procedures for conducting flight under visual
conditions.
